Nearly three years of war have devastated much of Moscow's military, but its other forces, like its naval fleet and air force, remain strong.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours,

With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago. But after initially firing a flurry of them, Ukraine has already slowed their use.

Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers.

The future of gas transit through Ukraine is at a turning point. If a last-minute deal isn’t struck by Wednesday, billions of cubic meters in gas flows could come to a halt.

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised in the battle for Russia's Kursk region.View on euronews

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could again hit Ukraine with the new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile that was first used in a November 21 strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations president emeritus and Centerview Partners senior counselor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, impact of the incoming Trump administration on ceasefire talks,